Earl Sefton

Earl Sefton is in Earl Ireland.

On 30th November 1771 Charles Molyneux 1st Earl Sefton [aged 23] was created 1st Earl Sefton for his having conformed to the Church of England. Isabella Stanhope Countess Sefton [aged 23] by marriage Countess Sefton.

On 31st January 1795 Charles Molyneux 1st Earl Sefton [aged 46] died. His son William [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Earl Sefton, 9th Viscount Molyneux, 10th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton. Maria Margaret Craven Countess Sefton by marriage Countess Sefton.

On 20th November 1838 William "Lord Dashalong" Molyneux 2nd Earl Sefton [aged 66] died. His son Charles [aged 42] succeeded 3rd Earl Sefton, 10th Viscount Molyneux, 11th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton.

On 2nd August 1855 Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton [aged 59] died. His son William [aged 19] succeeded 4th Earl Sefton, 11th Viscount Molyneux, 12th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton. Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 17] by marriage Countess Sefton.

On 18th July 1866 William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 30] and Cecil Emily Jolliffe Countess Sefton [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess Sefton. He the son of Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton and Mary Augusta Gregg-Hopwood Countess Sefton [aged 52].

On 27th June 1897 William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 61] died. His son Charles [aged 30] succeeded 5th Earl Sefton, 12th Viscount Molyneux, 13th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton.

In 1901 Charles William Hylton Molyneux 5th Earl Sefton [aged 33] died at his family seat, Croxteth Hall, West Derby [Map]. He was was buried nearby in St Chad's Church, Kirkby [Map]. His brother Osbert [aged 29] succeeded 6th Earl Sefton, 13th Viscount Molyneux, 14th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton. Helena Mary Bridgeman Countess Sefton [aged 25] by marriage Countess Sefton.

On 16th June 1930 Osbert Molyneux 6th Earl Sefton [aged 59] died. He was buried at St Chad's Church, Kirkby [Map]. His son Hugh [aged 31] succeeded 7th Earl Sefton, 14th Viscount Molyneux, 15th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton.

In 1941 Hugh Molyneux 7th Earl of Sefton [aged 42] and Josephine Gwynne Armstrong Countess Sefton [aged 38]. Whilst he was a good friend of the Duke of Windsor [aged 46], his wife was a good friend of the Duke's wife Wallis Warfield aka Simpson Duchess of Windsor [aged 44]. Josephine Gwynne Armstrong Countess Sefton by marriage Countess Sefton.

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On 13th April 1972 Hugh Molyneux 7th Earl of Sefton [aged 73] died without issue. Earl Sefton, Viscount Molyneux, Baronet Molyneux of Sefton extinct.